第九组Ⅰ.阅读理解ATheyalreadyguideblindanddisabledpeople；nowdogsaretobetrainedtohelppeoplewithdementia(痴呆)orAlzheimer's.Alzheimer'scanmakepeopleconfusenightanddayorforgetbasicthingssuchaswashinganddrinkingenoughwater.Thedogswillbetrainedtorespondtosoundtriggers(触发器)inthehomethatmakethemperformtasks.Thedutieswillincluderemindingtheirownerstotakemedicine,aswellasencouragingthemtoeat,drinkandsleepregularly.TheideawasdevelopedbydesignstudentsattheGlasgowSchoolofArtandwillnowbeputintopracticebyAlzheime'sScotlandandDogsfortheDisabled.ThefirstdogswillbedistributedtofourScottishcouples,whereoneofthepartnersisintheearlystagesofdementia.670,000peopleinBritainhavedementiaandoneinthreeover65willdevelopthecondition.By2021thisisexpectedtorisetoonemillion.JoyceGrayofAlzheimer'sScotlandsaid,“Peopleintheearlystagesofdementiaarestillabletolivearelativelynormallife,anddogshelptomaintainroutine.”Anotheradvantageofusingthepetsascompanionsisthatdogscangivethemasenseofsilentsupportandcompanionship.MsGraysaid,“Theevidenceisthatpeoplemayforgetfamiliarfacesbutnotpets.It'ssuchastrongbondthatpeopleoftenrememberthemlongest.Peopledon'tneedtocommunicateverbally(口头上)buttheycanstillinteract.Youcanhaveaspeechlessbond.”HelenMcCain,directorofDogsfortheDisabled,said,“Peoplewithdementiaoftenforgettotakemedicine.Ifadogpresentsthemwithabagwithpillsinitthere'sagreaterchanceofthemtakingit.Thedogwouldalsoencouragetheownertotakethemoutforwalks,ensuringtheykeepexercisingandinteractingwithotherpeople.”体裁：应用文题材：新闻报道主题：训练狗来帮助残疾人语篇导读：将狗加以培训以帮助那些盲人及残疾人已成为现实。现在人们正在进行一项新任务，即将狗进行训练用来为患痴呆的人提供帮助。1．InBritainpeoplewithdementia________.A．arelikelytoincreaseinnumberB．aremostlyover65yearsoldC．willbetrainedtorespondtosoundtriggersD．willbeabletolivearelativelynormallife【解析】A细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知在英国患老年痴呆症的人可能会增多，故答案为A项。2．Thedogsaretrainedtoperformtasksby________.A．makingsomesoundsignalsB．communicatingwiththepatientsC．remindingthepatientsbybarkingD．reactingtosomesoundtriggers【解析】D细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知人们训练狗对某种发声器做出反应以完成任务，故答案为D项。3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph4referto?A．Faces.B．Triggers.C．Pets.D．Companions.【解析】C词义猜测题。根据本句上面一句内容可推知them指的是pets。4．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?A．Theideaofdementiadogswasdevelopedbystudents.B．DogsaretrainedtoassistAlzheimer'spatients.C．BritishpeoplewithAlzheimer'sareinpoorcondition.D．Thedementiadogsperformmostdutiesofadoctor.【解析】B主旨大意题。本文首段提出了本文主题，即nowdogsaretobetrainedtohelppeoplewithdementia(痴呆)orAlzheimer's.故答案为B项。BIfthere'sonethingtheBritisharegoodat,it'swatchingtelly.YoumaythinktheAmericanswouldbeatusatthat,butwe'vetakenandturneditintoanartform.Likemostpeople,ourfavouriteTVsubjectisourselves,whichhasledtoanumberofshowsaimingtobeasBritishaspossible.SoifyouwanttolearnhowtobeBritish,sitdowntoafewepisodesofthesedistinctlyBritishshows.DOCTORWHOPoliticalaside,DoctorWhoowesitslongtelevisionlifenotonlytoabrilliantcentralcharacter,terrifyingalienfoesandintelligentscriptwriting,butalsotoadistinctlyBritishwayofdoingthings.IftheEarthistheDoctor'sfavouriteplanet,it'sclearthatBritainishisfavouritecountry.SHERLOCKTheglobalpopularityofthem...
